Assumption Parish (La.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
מחוז אסמפשן (לואיזיאנה)
Name (Latin)
Assumption Parish (La.)
Other forms of name
nnaa Assumption Parish, La
Coordinates
-91.06 -91.06 29.9 29.9 (gooearth )
W0910500 W0910500 N0295233 N0295233 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 126691960
Wikidata: Q509895
Library of congress: n 82088477
OCoLC: oca00785129
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(adm2; 29°52ʹ33ʺN 091°05ʹ00ʺW)
  • Tobin (Edgar) Aerial Surveys, San Antonio. Assumption Parish, Louisiana, c1951.

Wikipedia description:

Assumption Parish (French: Paroisse de l'Assomption, Spanish: Parroquia de la Asunción) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,039. Its parish seat is Napoleonville. Assumption Parish was established in 1807, as one of the original parishes of the Territory of Orleans. Assumption Parish is one of the twenty-two Acadiana parishes. Its major product is sugar cane. In proportion to its area, Assumption Parish produces the most sugar of any parish of Louisiana.

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